signcraft

Digital printing goes smoothly when you create your own files, but that can change when you have to deal with a file that… Read More

Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you don’t get much say in the layout of a sign. Customers get ideas in their… Read More

Readers want to know: “How do you set up to apply lettering above the windshield on a tall Ford Transit van? “I have… Read More

Very often the customer who arrives at a sign company needs more than just a sign. They may need a logo design and… Read More

Some signs do their job, but sadly, a great many fall short. It matters little whether they are big illuminated displays, gilded 3D… Read More

Here’s another simple method that I use to install a sign on a wall. I often work alone, so it is especially helpful… Read More

Sometimes a customer loves the look of your custom 3D signs for their storefront but their budget may be more in line with… Read More

Readers want to know: “What’s the cause of this digital print peeling off the ACM panel after being outdoors for just over a… Read More

Most of the wholesale digital printing companies prefer to get a PDF with the fonts converted to curves. This helps ensure that the… Read More

I stick my tools—X-Acto knives, razor blades, etc.—in a scrap of HDU board on my weeding table. It saves time because they’re always… Read More

Sign kit, brush box, sign box—call it what you will, but it’s still an essential tool for the sign painter. A well-stocked kit… Read More

When you flip through the online portfolio of the work of RT Signs [Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada], you can’t help but be struck by… Read More

Almost every sign sale begins with a conversation between the customer and the sign maker. In that conversation—and every subsequent one—you are laying… Read More

Many years ago, an elderly sign painter showed me how to fold a paint cup or box that holds your paint while lettering…. Read More

Ten years ago, Troy Koskiniemi downsized radically—from a 7000-sq.-ft. shop to the 1000-sq.-ft. garage at his and his wife Susan’s home because a… Read More

Back before sign ordinances limited their usage in many communities, banners were a very popular low-cost, high-impact form of advertising for small businesses…. Read More

When James drove the company’s crane truck on to the scale with a load of signs on board, he was told he was… Read More